This is the exact reason I can believe such a delay. If you take into account the release of the HD7970 Ghz edition they technically have the worlds fastest single chip at the moment..... Why not let it ride? Especially if AMD is trying to supply the console market with chips at the moment.

A hypothetical destiny I could see playing out is the following...... Nvidia Releases the Geforce Titian to compete with the console market. AMD releases the HD7980 to compete with the Geforce Titian.

The Hd 7980 you say???..... What???? Remember this photo???
It's a dream I know.... but it is still fun to dream Either way I hope this above rumor is not true. I could really use some new video cards to play with!

Alot of things have changed over at AMD since then but until they miss Q1 2013. I dont see the point of whinning about it like he is. Especially since they have the fastest single GPU on the market.
He even points out that the AMD rep said this why there is no rush slaps references and benchmarks. Yet he somehow wants AMD to responde to Nvidia Titan rumours.

I look at the site but its hard to take serious when he openly admits he wont credit sources cause he hates them but uses there material to gain traffic.

Even with DICE I don't see a single core AMD chip coming anywhere near the Titan. They simply don't have anything close to that thing up their sleeves. I'd honestly be surprised if even a 8970 will compete with it.

Even with DICE I don't see a single core AMD chip coming anywhere near the Titan. They simply don't have anything close to that thing up their sleeves. I'd honestly be surprised if even a 8970 will compete with it.

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That I disagree especially since we have not seen what Titian can really do yet and the other reason is..... AMD has been very silent about what they have or don't have.

Even with DICE I don't see a single core AMD chip coming anywhere near the Titan. They simply don't have anything close to that thing up their sleeves. I'd honestly be surprised if even a 8970 will compete with it.

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That's assuming that the Titan isn't getting over-hyped. I feel like I've heard this from nVidia before. I'll save judgement for when they both come out because I have a hard time believing that nVidia can pull that much more performance from their GPU without drawing significantly more power and generating more heat than it does now.

Either way, I'll assume both companies have something in the works and leave it at that.

The delay is most likely due to slow sales in general. This helps AMD's partners get rid of inventory. That is usually a concern at this point in 8XXX release..... Just a theory...... Intel did the same thing with IvyBridge. The retail and OEM partners had an abundance of SandyBridge, so Intel delayed Ivy.

Besides HD7970 and GTX680 are more than enough for most people except for those that go at very high resolutions or multi-monitor setups.

With all the financial problems they're facing, AMD has to be very careful at picking fights they can win. A head2head against Titan isn't one of those. How many people are going to buy a Titan anyway? The bulk of the sales is at the 200-300 price points and AMD is well covered there.

That's assuming that the Titan isn't getting over-hyped. I feel like I've heard this from nVidia before. I'll save judgement for when they both come out because I have a hard time believing that nVidia can pull that much more performance from their GPU without drawing significantly more power and generating more heat than it does now.

Either way, I'll assume both companies have something in the works and leave it at that.

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See this is my point too...... Nvidia is known for over hyping cards from time to time. Also even if Titian is all that everyone hopes for in terms of performance..... How much power will it take to achieve that performance? 300 watts? Plus how much heat will it send out???? My point is.... will we have another GTX 480 on our hands in terms of Heat and power usage?

Besides HD7970 and GTX680 are more than enough for most people except for those that go at very high resolutions or multi-monitor setups.

With all the financial problems they're facing, AMD has to be very careful at picking fights they can win. A head2head against Titan isn't one of those. How many people are going to buy a Titan anyway? The bulk of the sales is at the 200-300 price points and AMD is well covered there.

This might not please fanboys but is a pretty sound move

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You bring up a great point for AMD's answer to Titian.....Titian is just a short term special run card. And it will be a card that most people can't afford.... why even acknowledge it's available?
My request for AMD is not to release something to fight against titian.... but more release something to keep things fresh. Kind of like ATI did with the HD4770-HD4890, but do it with the HD7000 series. To keep people interested in their product for another 6 months. Especially since it is the Radeon Name that is keeping AMD still alive in the PC market. - But my request is more of a want then a Need I suppose.

Imagine if AMD had the 7000 series drivers right the first time...
Nvidia would never have gotten away with their ridiculous GTX680 pricing.
AMD would probably not have been forced to cut their prices as much as they had.